On February 20, down 2-0 against the Americans with under four minutes to play, it looked as if the Canadian womens hockey teams dream of capturing their fourth straight Olympic gold medal had faded away. Shane Greene Jersey . Team Canadas experience though allowed them to overcome the late 2-0 deficit and make history beating the Americans 3-2 in overtime. However, the comeback that happened in less than 15 minutes of playing time took years of experience and preparation. On the bench was Jayna Hefford. A member of every Canadian Olympic team since 1998, Hefford used all of that experience for the tense third period and overtime. "With six, seven minutes left in the third, I thought its not looking good, but that thought only lasted five seconds. Once we got that first one, I knew wed be fine." Hefford and Team Canada faced a big hurdle weeks before the historic gold medal game. Dan Church, their coach since 2012, unexpectedly resigned two months before the Olympics were to begin. Also, many veterans that were expected to carry a lot of the teams responsibilities were surprisingly not selected. "With Dan, we tried to ask some questions to get some answers, but we really didnt find anything. It got to the point where we realized the decision was out of our hands." Under new coach Kevin Dineen, the team spent ten days in Austria to regroup before they headed to Sochi. It was a time for rest and recuperation before the competition since every member of the team was exhausted both physically and mentally. Despite the challenges, the Canadians put together a string of wins that led them to the gold medal game. And the team didnt need any extra motivation when they saw who was at the other end of the ice. "There is no one youd rather beat then the Americans. Theyre the best team outside of us. Thats the team you want to play in any final," says Hefford. Although the Canadians were down a pair of goals, that first tally gave them a lifeline. The second goal tied the game, creating emotions for even the veteran players that thought they had seen it all. "When (Marie-Philip) Poulin got the tying goal, thats the most excited Ive ever been for any moment of a game in any moment of my career," Hefford says. "But in the third period and overtime, you try to contain your emotions a little bit." The team could let their emotions lose eight minutes into overtime when Poulin, who was the hero in Vancouver in 2010, scored again to give Canada yet another gold. "It still feels very surreal how that game dramatically turned. Its such a great feeling and its still hard to believe," says Hefford. Theres very little Hefford has not accomplished in her career but after a fourth gold medal, it would be tempting to go for a fifth in 2018. "After Vancouver I didnt know if I was going to keep playing. I felt really good and I thought I had four more years. But now its time for me to look at my options. Going out after a game like that would be perfect." There is nothing more perfect than going out on top of the hockey world. Daniel Norris Jersey . -- Andrew Wiggins is from Canada, Wayne Selden from Massachusetts and Joel Embiid from the African nation of Cameroon. Nick Castellanos Jersey . Following the Ford Womens World Curling Championship gold medal match that attracted record-breaking audiences to TSN, the networks exclusive live coverage of the tournament begins Saturday at 7am et/4am pt with Canadas opening draw against Denmark. http://www.tigersgearshop.com/Tigers-Kirk-Gibson-Kids-Jersey/ . Sami Vatanen had a goal and an assist and Anaheim used a four-goal first period to extend their winning streak to six games with a 5-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night.Manuel Pellegrini has warned his Manchester City players ahead of their dangerous derby match against Manchester United on Super Sunday. City welcome their local rivals to the Etihad Stadium - live on Sky Sports 1 HD from 3.30pm - with both sides fighting to secure a top-four finish and qualification for next seasons Champions League. A victory for United would bring them within a point of City and land a potentially telling blow to Pellegrini sides faint chances of catching current leaders Leicester. Always a derby is dangerous. It doesnt matter the position of both teams. If its a derby of the Premier League it is doubly dangerous, Pellegrini said. Both teams will try to arrive as near the top of the table as they can for the next season. United and City played out a goalless draw earlier this season at Old Trafford City will be looking to return to winning ways in the Premier League after being held to a goalless draw by relegation-threatened Norwich City at Carrow Road last Saturday. The result left City 12 points behind Leicester with only nine matches of their season remaining. Kompany blow Vincent Kompany could be out for up to eight weeks If West Ham claim victory at Chelsea on Saturday, City will kick-off against United outside of the Champions League qualification spots in fifth place.But Pellegrini insists he will not give up in his pursuit of a second Premier League title. City were held to a 0-0 draw by Norwich last time out in the league He added: In football when you have a mathematical chance you cannot think you cannot do it. Lance Parrish Jersey. That is not a winning mind. You must always think you must do it.The more points you lose its more difficult, but you must have the mentality to win the next game and after that you will see which team has the most points. Jamie Redknapp previews the two derbies on Super Sunday Also See: City face PSG in CL quarters WATCH: Redknapps Sunday preview Henry on CL draw Sterling wont rule out title ' ' '